Veggie Filled Chocolate Cupcakes
These chocolate cupcakes is perfect for Mom's looking for recipes for kids that add vegetables, or any of us who want to eat more vegetables while enjoying dessert.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups butter
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup zucchini, grated
- 1 cup carrots, grated
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC).
- In a large bowl beat together the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until light and creamy. Add the yogurt and cocoa powder and beat until smooth.
- Stir in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix it together until it is just combined. Fold in the grated zucchini and carrots.
- Place batter into 20 paper liners filling to almost the top of the liner. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
Nutrition
Calories: 136kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 4gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 165mgPotassium: 139mgFiber: 2gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 1136IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 1mg
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